Love Poem: Politics
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Written by: Bamanga Bashir

Politics

Nigeria, who knows
whether rivers of Africa
are like your own rivers
so that when planning
you will consider something about rivers
Nigeria, who knows
whether mountains of Africa
are like your own mountains
so that when planning
you will consider a thing about mountains
Nigeria, who knows
whether vegetations of Africa
are like your own vegetations
so that when planning
you will consider something about vegetations
Nigeria, who knows
whether trees of Africa
are like your own trees
so that when planning
you will consider a thing about a tree or trees
Nigeria, who knows
whether dreams of Africa
are like your own dreams
so that when planning
you will consider something about a dream or dreams
Nigeria, who knows
whether the soil of Africa
is like your own soil
so that when planning
you will consider a thing about soil
Nigeria, who knows
whether streets of Africa
are like your own streets
so that when planning
you will consider something about streets
Nigeria, who knows
whether men and women of Africa
are like your own men and women
so that when planning
you will consider a thing about men and women in Africa
oh! Nigeria, who knows
whether cities, towns and villages of Africa
are like your own cities, towns and villages
so that when planning
you will consider a thing about cities, towns and villages
oh! Nigeria, ...
for such is a campaign
it may be that
you can and should behold
better
about how.